4-alarm hotel fire

Firefighters battle a 4-alarm blaze that started in a motel under construction along Hempstead Highway near FM 1960.

By Photos by Cody Duty / Houston Chronicle

on July 2, 2013 7:01 PM

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Firefighters battle a 4-alarm blaze that started in a motel under construction along Hempstead Highway near FM 1960, Tuesday, July 2, 2013, in Houston. The fire broke out in the unfinished building about 3 a.m. Firefighters evacuated a neighboring motel next-door with no report of injuries. less

Firefighters battle a 4-alarm blaze that started in a motel under construction along Hempstead Highway near FM 1960, Tuesday, July 2, 2013, in Houston. The fire broke out in the unfinished building about 3 a.m. ... more

Photo: Cody Duty, Houston Chronicle

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Jimmy Guckian get in his ash-covered truck as firefighters battle a 4-alarm blaze that started in a motel under construction next door along Hempstead Highway near FM 1960, Tuesday, July 2, 2013, in Houston. The fire broke out in the unfinished building about 3 a.m. Firefighters evacuated the neighboring motel with no report of injuries. less

Jimmy Guckian get in his ash-covered truck as firefighters battle a 4-alarm blaze that started in a motel under construction next door along Hempstead Highway near FM 1960, Tuesday, July 2, 2013, in Houston. ... more